Wild Arms: Twilight Venom

Wild Arms: Twilight Venom

Wild Arms (anime) poster
ワイルドアームズTV
(Wairudo Āmuzu TV)
Genre Adventure, Weird Western
TV anime
Directed by Itsuro Kawasaki
Written by

Akemi Omode
Aya Matsui
Chinatsu Houjou
Hideki Mitsui
Itsuro Kawasaki
Kenji Kamiyama

Shôtarô Suga
Yoshimi Narita
Studio Bee Train
Production I.G
Licensed by ADV Films
Network WOWOW
English network Anime Network
Original run 18 October 199927 March 2000
Episodes 22
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Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (ワイルドアームズ トワイライトヴェノム?) is a Japanese animated television series based on the Wild Arms series of video games. The series was animated by Bee Train, and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki and Kōichi Mashimo.

Twilight Venom aired on WOWOW from October 18, 1999, to March 27, 2000, totaling 22 episodes.

Contents

Plot

Dr. Kiel Aronnax, Mirabelle and Loretta encounter a ten year old boy during their escape from prison. He turns out to be the former famous gunslinger Sheyenne Rainstorm and is equipped with a famous and mysterious ARMS weapon. The series follows Sheyenne and Kiel as they search for the mystery of Sheyenne's missing body.

Characters

Sheyenne Rainstorm

A famous gunslinger with the ability to use the mysterious ARMS weapons. Reborn into the body of a 10-year old, he tries to understand what has happened.

Voiced by: Mayumi Asano (Japanese), Ian Hawk (English)

Dr. Kiel Aronnax

Scientist helping Sheyenne on his quest.

Voiced by: Junpei Morita (Japanese), James Lyon (English)

Loretta Oratorio

A thief and crest sorceress, she spends her time with Mirabelle stealing from the rich.

Voiced by: Fumiko Osaka (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

Mirabelle Graceland

One of a vampire-like race, the Crimson Nobles, she and Loretta make their living stealing and interracting with Sheyenne. She seems to have a slight crush on Sheyanne.

Voiced by: Nariko Fujieda (Japanese), Julie Maddelena (English)

Jerusha

A 5000 year old Popepi Pipepo, she assists Loretta and Mirabelle during their travels.

Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa (Japanese), Sue Beth Arden (English)

Issac

A 1000 year old Popepi Pipepo, he assists Sheyenne during his travels.

Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese), Steven Blum (English)

Episode List

  1. Sleeping Dirty
  2. ARMS Crazy
  3. Desert Dragon Fantasy
  4. The Faluna Bible
  5. Portrait of Lana
  6. Affair of the Fargaia Express
  7. Someday My Robber Will Come
  8. Mouth Wide Shut
  9. The Slave of the Game
  10. Guilty or...
  11. No Home, No Body
  12. Lie, Laila, Lie
  13. Lullaby of the Noble-Red
  14. Interview With The Ampire
  15. Natural Born Angel
  16. Fatal Goddess
  17. Child at Heart
  18. The Days of the Bacchus
  19. Gone with the Smoke
  20. Faluna Struck
  21. Once Upon a Time in Fargaia
  22. The Last of Sheyenne

Relation to the Wild Arms series

Twilight Venom has various crossovers with the second installment of the Wild Arms series. Models of Liz and Ard are visible inside a monster museum in episode 11, "No Home, No Body". Judecca makes an appearance in episode 15 (a character with the likeness of Zed from the first Wild Arms also appears); Kanon from Wild Arms 2 in episode 17. Irving Vold Valeria (Wild Arms 2) and the Guardian Lucied (multiple games) appear in episode 16, but unlike all other cameos, appear in future episodes and have a connection to the storyline.

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